This past week

Hey everyone,

Thanks like always for taking the time to read this letter.

This past week was really good. We did a lot of divisions, and worked really hard in the area. We are teaching a middle-aged couple, and they've gone to church twice now. We're hoping that we can help them receive an answer and join the church.

We had a really great lesson with this couple on Thursday. They have been struggling with reading the scriptures, so we decided to show them a really awesome video by the church called "el legado de las escrituras." It's a really powerful video that shares the sacrifices that people have made all over the globe so that we can have the holy scriptures and be able to study them. It was a really spiritual lesson, and now the hope is that they will be more frequent in their scripture study.

Well that's my news from this week. I'm happy and healthy and really enjoying the mission. I love you guys a ton.

Elder William Jacob Long

My week

Hey everybody!!!!

We had an interesting week. It's been a week of adjusting to my new comp, working hard, and trying to improve my charity (it's been my personal goal lately).

My new comp is named Elder Bahena. He's from Sonora and he's really interesting. He has about a year in the mission. He was my district leader for a while in Chalco, so it's good that I already know him well.

On Friday we had a meeting with president and some other elders, and it was really incredible. This next week we have a multizone conference which will be fun. We were going to have a baptism on Saturday, but our investigator didn't come to church so we're gonna have to set it back a week.

But I want to take the time to share a spiritual experience. About three weeks ago Elder Sanchez and I did some divisions with some elders. I went with a really great guy named Elder Coleman. While he and I were out working in my area, a less-active sister came up and told us that one of her neighbors wanted a priesthood blessing. Her neighbor is a member who hasn't been to church in a long time because she's really sick, and her only daughter stopped taking care of her. just straight up abandoned her. So we went to her house and gave her the blessing and sang her a hymn. It was a really humbling experience. The past Thursday, Elder Bahena and I were out talking to a sister asking her for references. She told us to visit a less-active sister who lived a couple of blocks up the road. We went, and we found ourselves in the same house with the same sister. It was really interesting seeing how the Lord moves us around. So we spent some time with her, shared a scripture with her, and sang a hymn, and then we left. We were thinking as we walked, and decided that we should inform the bishop immediately about her situation. So we talked to him, he sent the relief society president to visit her, and now she's receiving help from the ward to cover her medical bills, and the priests bring her the sacrament on Sundays. Really cool experience.

Anyways that's all for now! I love you guys a lot.

Elder William Jacob Long

Hey everyone

Hey guys,

So I don't have too much time this week- I don't think I'm going to be able to personally respond to emails. I'm just going to give the quick overview so I'm really sorry!!!!!!!

But this week was really fun. It was the last week of the transfer, and it was super hard but great. Some problems popped up so we did some divisions with some elders to help them out. And then on Wednesday, our assistants called us and told us that a new area in our zone was going to be opened this next transfer, and that we needed to go immediately, find a house, do the contract and start renting it, move in all of the furniture and stuff necessary, and have it all prepared. So that was super crazy but really fun. We spent three straight days in a really cool town far away from our area called Tenextepango, searching for houses to rent (which isn't too easy). We found several, talked to their owners, and made a deal on a house for the elders. Then we spent time moving in all the new stuff for the house from the mission offices here in Cuautla. It was pretty crazy.

So that's been my week. My comp is going to have changes which is really sad. I've learned a ton from Elder Sanchez, and I love him a lot. He's gong to Valle de Chalco and he should have lots of fun there. I'm receiving an old friend of mine. His name is Elder Bahena. He was my district leader for several cycles. It's going to be really fun.

Anyways, I'm doing great health wise. I'm really loving my time here. Tomorrow, I'm going to hit 18 months as a missionary which is really crazy. I still feel really young and really inexperienced. But I guess that's how it is.

Anyways, I love you guys a ton and I hope you're having an awesome week!

Love,

Elder William Jacob Long

Hey Guys!!

Hey everybody!

Sorry for writing a bit late; today the mission did their semiannual sports tournament and we had to travel to Chalco and back, so we're just getting back. But it was crazy fun. Our zone came in third which I'm really proud about, so that was super exciting. I got super sun burnt even though I put on sunscreen but that's chill.

This week we worked super hard. We found 9 new investigators, and it was awesome. Several of our good investigators are progressing as well, and we're planning a baptism for this Saturday. So we'll see what goes down, but all in all, we're super stoked.

I guess I don't really have a funny story to share, and I've had way too many spiritual experiences to count, but something that I think is worth mentioning is that my comp is so awesome. Elder Sanchez is an incredible missionary. He's a great leader, super hard worker, super obedient, and just an all around great guy. I have so much fun working with him.

Today heading back to Cuautla after the activities, I was sitting in the front of the bus with my comp and the bus driver who's a member and served a mission several years ago. Talking to him made me want to give even a little bit more effort, learn even more, keep progressing, and finish out the mission strong. It was really fun.

Anyways, I hope you all have a good week and that you enjoy the photos!

Elder William Jacob Long